The African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) in partnership and close coordination with the Ministry of Public Service and the Modernization of Administration of the Kingdom of Morocco, and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) are organizing the 36th Annual Conference of AAPAM, in Rabat, from 2 to 6 March, 2015, on the following theme: Effective Partnership for Citizen Centred Sustainable Development. More than 300 participants representing 30 African States are expected to attend this important Conference which will be an excellent opportunity to assess what has been done so far by AAPAM and set up a Road map for the future.

DPADM is seeking national consultants for the project on Strengthening of Capacities of Developing Countries to Provide Access to Information for Sustainable Development through Open Government Data (OGD). The project objective is to demonstrate the potential and benefits of using OGD in advancing transparency, accountability and sustainable development in selected countries of Uruguay.

The 23rd UN/INTOSAI Symposium will be held in Vienna, Austria from 2 to 4 March 2015. The participants of the Symposium will deliberate on the topic "UN Post-2015 Development Agenda: the Role of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and Means of Implementation for Sustainable Development".

The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) and the Catalan Government, with the collaboration of the Partners Program of ESADE, are pleased to announce their International EPSA Knowledge-Transfer Conference, which will take place in Barcelona (ES) on 23-24 March 2015. This conference is hosted by one of the EPSA 2013 awarded projects - the Catalan Centre for Technology and Telecommunication (CTTI). It aims to bring together some leading public sector representatives from all over Europe.

You are cordinally invited to join the e-discussion on the 2015 ECOSOC Theme of “Managing the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to the sustainable development goals: What it will take”. The e-discussion will take place 17 February to 17 March 2015.

The purpose of the e-discussion is to engage policymakers, experts, practitioners and stakeholder groups in a global dialogue on specific aspects of the 2015 ECOSOC theme. It consists of four concurrently running thematic windows, each led by an expert moderator. The thematic windows address: i) policy choices and mindset change for an integrated agenda; ii) adaptation by institutions and structures; iii) partnerships for the implementation of the SDGs and the post-2015 agenda; and iv) monitoring and review.

The e-discussion is co-ordinated and organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The DESA/Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination is leading the e-discussion for DESA, with substantive support provided by the DESA/Division for Public Administration and Development Management.

DPADM is seeking an experienced Conference Coordinator in preparation of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 10th Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held in João Pessoa, Brazil, from 10-13 November 2015.

DPADM is seeking a senior policy consultant for the Geneva-based Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat. The mandate of the IGF is to discuss the main public policy issues related to Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet.

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DESA/DPADM) organised a panel on “The Independent Oversight Role of Supreme Audit Institutions in Implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda” in New York on 21 January 2015 in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Austria, the Kingdom of Morocco, and the Republic of Korea. Read more.

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